ICMR launches a new vaccine portal for Covid, with details of trials

The portal covers other ailments as well; will provide details of progress made locally and globally at regular intervals

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Monday launched a vaccine and clinical registry portal to provide information on Covid-19 and other vaccines.

The portal, inaugurated by health and family welfare minister Harsh Vardhan, is a repository of information on development of vaccines and ongoing clinical trials, and will offer details of progress made locally and globally at regular intervals. 

The website has the details of animal trials, which have been conducted through various coronavirus vaccines currently under development, genome sequences of the virus along with academic papers on India’s vaccine preparedness.

A paper on the website, “Revisiting regulatory